Nation and World Politics
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‘It’s a different party’: Healing, division and questions about Trump’s coattails among RNC takewaysJul 19, 2024 8:34 pm - Here’s what Republicans, Democrats and political experts took away from the nomination of former President Donald Trump.
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Too old to work? Some Americans on the job late in life bristle at calls for Biden to step asideJul 19, 2024 7:49 pm - NEW YORK — A swath of Americans watching President Joe Biden is seeing something beyond debate-stage stumbles and prime-time miscues: Themselves. Debate about the 81-year...
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Suburban Republicans leave convention energized and hopeful for NovemberJul 19, 2024 6:11 pm - Suburban GOP delegates on Friday headed back home from the Republican National Convention, saying they felt energized and hopeful for the November election.
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Casten, Garcia call for Biden to withdraw from presidential raceJul 19, 2024 5:19 pm - U.S. Reps. Sean Casten of Downers Grove and Jesus “Chuy” Garcia of Chicago on Friday added their voices to the the growing chorus of Democrats calling for President Joe Biden to end his reelection campaign.
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RNC Notebook, Wrap-Up: Bear down in Wisconsin, Media Row and Trump merchJul 19, 2024 1:08 pm - MILWAUKEE — Here’s a snapshot of news and activities wrapping up the week at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. Bears stadium in Milwaukee? Milwaukee i...
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Drone strike by Yemen's Houthi rebels kills 1 person and wounds at least 10 in Tel Aviv
Jul 19, 2024 12:11 pm - TEL AVIV, Israel — An Iranian-made drone sent by Yemen’s Houthi rebels struck Tel Aviv on Friday, leaving one person dead and at least 10 wounded in the group’s first let...
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Biden pushes party unity as he resists calls to step aside, says he'll return to campaign next week
Jul 19, 2024 8:50 am - WASHINGTON — A rapidly growing chorus of Democratic lawmakers called Friday for President Joe Biden to drop his reelection bid, even as the president insisted he’s ready ...
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Russia convicts U.S. reporter of espionage after a trial widely seen as politically motivated
Jul 19, 2024 7:38 am - YEKATERINBURG, Russia — Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was convicted Friday of espionage and sentenced to 16 years on charges that his employer and the U.S...
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Fact-checking Trump on Day 4 of the 2024 Republican National Convention
Jul 19, 2024 7:35 am - Former President Donald Trump’s 92-minute speech accepting the Republican presidential nomination on the final night of his party’s national convention rambled through a ...
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Trump describes assassination attempt in personal detail as he accepts Republican nomination
Jul 18, 2024 10:05 pm - Donald Trump, somber and bandaged, accepted the GOP presidential nomination on Thursday at the Republican National Convention in a speech where he described how he felt during an assassination attempt that could have ended his life.